Kinda Blue ... When I'm stale I go back there and start again... Take a linear trip from there through Montgomery and Benson and by then I'm usually back and musical... Frequent stops with Gerry Mulligan, Flora, Airto, Chick (pre Dimeola), Keith Jarrett, Dexter Gordon... Somehow it all makes more sense to me after I listen to that stuff. Takes a couple of months but it always works for me... And no, I'm not stupid enough to think I can play that stuff. ... This is ear based training / brainwashing ;-)

I used to look at my dog Smokey and think, "If you were a little smarter, you could tell me what you're thinking," and he'd look back at me like he was saying, "If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to." - Fred Jungclaus